Liam O'Mara IV, PhDMar 3
The #OttomanEmpire claimed the #caliphate in 1517 & its sultan was recognized as such by the #SunniMuslim world until #ThisDayInHistory in 1924, when the Ottoman successor state, #Türkiye, abolished it & exiled #AbdülmecidII. No pretender managed to revive the office of #caliph.
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The flaring tensions have become a critical test for #Syria’s new leaders, whose rebel coalition toppled the #Assad regime & installed an #Islamist transitional government that has sought to consolidate control.

The coastal provinces have posed a significant challenge for the #SunniMuslim led govt as it exerts its authority. The region is the heartland of Syria’s Alawite minority, including the #Assad family.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast